"Father, I have seen the move, but do you have something to discuss?"
Li Shimin was in a "not so good" mood. It was always not good to shoot someone to death in the Wude Palace, and there were two disgusting things around his father...
Seeing that Li Yuan had no intention of moving, Li Shimin also asked. After asking, he looked at Li Yuanji. The meaning was very clear. Do you hear me? I have an important discussion with my father, so why don't you get out of here.
In the past, even if Li Yuanji was afraid of this second brother, he would turn a blind eye and show his "hardness". But now that he has just been punished, his courage is naturally not as strong as before.
With Li Yuan at his side emboldening him, he still wanted to hold off for a while, but when Li Shimin's eyes gradually became fierce, Li Yuanji immediately couldn't stand it any longer.
He bowed aggrievedly and said: "Father, please take a rest in the palace. I will prepare wine and food now..." At this point, he also smiled and said: "I and my second brother have not drank together for some time.
It’s over.”
Li Yuan did not hesitate, waved his hand and said: "That's very good, go ahead."
Li Yuanji sluggishly walked away. His status fluctuated up and down. Over the years, it was like getting on a car. Gradually, others no longer took him seriously. Not to mention his father and brother, even the court officials
In Chinese martial arts, the evaluation of King Qi as incompetent and narrow-minded has generally become a consensus.
If he wants to get back on his feet, he can't do it just by relying on Li Yuan's favor.
Li Yuan strolled in the palace, and Li Shimin and Pei Ji followed suit.
"How is the household affairs handled?" Li Yuan's voice sounded faintly.
Pei Ji and Li Shimin were not surprised. They were both prepared for this matter. Even if Li Yuan didn't ask about it today, he would ask about it later because there was a big mistake in the Ministry of Revenue this time.
The Minister of Hubu is now Gao Lun, the son of the Gao family in Chang'an. He was originally the Minister of Hubu. He was promoted to the position of Minister of Hubu when Li Gang resigned. Obviously, this is a disciple of the East Palace, and his daughter is the crown prince's concubine, similar to Yun Dingxing back then.
It's just that Yun Dingxing is definitely not as good as others. He is a descendant of the Gao family of the Northern Qi Dynasty. They were once a royal family. Even if they are feared, they are not as numerous as those big surnames, but they are indeed one of the top families in Chang'an.
There is no weak person who can marry into this family, and he can be a few steps ahead of Yun Dingxing in the family world.
These days were unlucky for Gao Lun. First, a very embarrassing murder occurred in the Gao family. Ximen Qing, Gao Lun's nephew, possessed him, killed his husband, and took over his wife.
At that time, Li Yuanji was the magistrate of Chang'an and was troubled by Chen's murder case. The Gao family was not idle either, adding fuel to Li Yuanji's fire, or adding insult to injury, no matter how you say it, it was.
Li Yuanji was indeed in a very embarrassed state.
Unlike the Chen family, it was easy to find out how Gao's son plotted to marry his wife and daughter, and ended up murdering her. The woman was famous far and wide, but there weren't many guests. After the investigation, there were only two of them, but now it caused a big fuss.
What a joke.
It was Gao Lun's cousin and nephew who hooked up with the woman. Understand, these are father and son...
This matter caused a stir in Chang'an. Even if the military situation outside was very urgent, it was just a joke. Of course, there was nothing unusual in the mansion. At most, it was exposed in broad daylight and became a topic of conversation after dinner. But once
When it comes to murder cases, the nature is different.
Some people are about to say, in such a season when life is like grass, what does eight people die?
But you must be clear, this is Chang'an, the most virtuous place under the emperor's feet. Since Li Yuan came to the throne, he, like Li Po, has been trying his best to restore order, and murder is definitely the opposite of order...
Furthermore, a murder case with such a bad impact is even more intolerable. Just imagine, if you let it go easily, what else can't happen in Chang'an City?
If we have to raise the level even higher, it is similar to the brothers fighting each other on the Chen family, and it is already related to the credibility of the newborn Li Tang.
In fact, no matter whether King Li Yuanji of Qi fell out of favor or not, he could not handle these two murder cases. The shadow of Prince Qin's palace appeared faintly in it, but there was no clue to it.
As a result, Qi King Li Yuanji was poisoned...
The newly promoted Minister of Household Affairs, Gao Lun, also died, and in the end he personally escorted his nephew to the Chang'an Ling Yamen.
Otherwise, it would be better to say that misfortunes never come singly. A few days after this incident, when everyone was preparing intensively to face Wang Shichong, something went wrong again in the household department headed by Gao Lun.
The grain transported from central Shu to Chang'an and the northwest army was robbed one after another on the road. The robbed grain and grass were not much, but the thieves were also bold and committed crimes repeatedly with almost no scruples.
At that time, the war in the east was raging. Li Yuan was very angry and ordered Qu Tutong, Li Xiaogong, Li Yuan and others to investigate together. These three commanded most of Li Tang's troops. What they combined to do was simply a waste of time.
Knife.
Today, the truth has come to light. Gao Shixun, the general of the Lujiang King Li Yuan's tribe, colluded with Shanman to fight against Xiao Mian. When he was about to start an uprising, he was captured by the Xinzhou general manager, Lujiang King Li Yuan, and killed him. He also collaborated with Qiao Guogong Xu Shao
They conspired together to lure the mountain barbarians down the mountain and attack them. They broke through the mountain barbarians by tens of thousands and captured many.
Under the cover of the Battle of Tongguan, the Sichuan Incident made little noise, but it could be regarded as a rare victory for Li Tang in the past two years.
So Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, went to the south east road of Fengshan to travel to Zuopushe, and together with Li Xiaogong, they fought against Xiao Xian and the barbarians from central Sichuan who had repeatedly attacked and failed.
The bad news is that Qiao Guogong Xu Shao was seriously ill and died in the army soon. This man had made great achievements in Shu since he surrendered to Tang Dynasty, and he was also famous in Jingzhou. He was an important general under Li Xiaogong and was also Li Xiaogong's general.
Among the generals in the tribe, he was the main figure who decided to join forces with all the tribes in central Shu to regain Kuizhou and then advance to Jingzhou.
This was definitely contrary to the long-term strategy formulated by Li Xiaogong, so he gradually drifted away from Li Xiaogong and was gradually squeezed out.
In fact, Xu Shao, like many talented people in the late Sui Dynasty, died halfway without leaving many traces.
Again, no matter how amazing and talented you are, in an age where drastic changes seem to be happening every moment, living long enough is the most important thing.
When the world finally became peaceful, people looked back and realized that these people who are now in high positions are not outstanding compared to those who died, but they survived and reaped fruitful harvests.
Of course, no matter what, Xu Shao and Sun Hua are different after all, so his death will have a certain impact.
For example, when Li Jing, who was hiding in Princess Pingyang's mansion, heard the news, he held a sacrifice for Xu Shao in the mansion and gave some blessings. You must know that when he first entered Sichuan, he helped many people, and everyone in Sichuan actually treated him well.
In particular, Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, and Xu Shao, the Duke of Qiao, were particularly fond of him. Xu Shao even recommended him to Li Xiaogong. At that time, Li Yuan was suspicious of him, and Xu Shao tried his best to shield him from the wind and rain.
Now that we are apart, people and ghosts have different paths. In addition to lamenting the impermanence of the world, Li Jing is no longer interested in external affairs. If this continues, maybe when will this military god sweep the world in another time and space?
, then I will seek immortality and seek immortality, and I want to be a free traveler in the world.
The unlucky guy Gao Lun was also affected. Gao Shixun was Gao Lun's cousin. There were quite a few cheaters in his family, and the former Northern Qi royal family was also known for being perverse and cruel. These bullshit happened.
The slot thing is not surprising at all.
Even so, the changes in Shu had nothing to do with Gao Lun.
However, when Li Yuan heard the news about Xu Shao's death, he was in a bad mood and became even more dissatisfied with Gao Lun, the Minister of Household Affairs.
When Li Shimin came to recruit Pei Ji today, the first thing he asked about was this matter.
The emperor's intention was obvious enough, and Pei Ji and Li Shimin naturally understood it.
At this time, Pei Ji no longer dared to be "courteous" to Li Shimin. It seemed that Gao Lun could no longer keep his position. Pei Ji knew very well what it meant for the men of the East Palace to lose the position of Minister of Household Affairs at this time.
Over the past hundred years, the Household Department has gone through a series of changes, and now it is a department that integrates taxation, national registration, land division, officials' salaries, government expenditures, etc.
Almost everything is related to the Ministry of Revenue. Without the nod from the Ministry of Revenue, nothing can be done. In these days, the importance of the Ministry of Revenue is actually higher than that of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has always been in charge of the officials of the East Palace. After Li Gang left, Gao Lun was in charge, and there was no chance for others to interfere.
But now that Gao Lun is not up to par, Pei Ji must do something. Otherwise, once the prince takes over the household department, the consequences will be terrible for Pei Ji just thinking about it.
"Wei Chen believes that since Li Shangshu resigned, there have been many fallacies in the Ministry of Hubu. It is better to order Li Wenji to return to the court and continue to take over the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu. With Li Wenji's talents and the respect of everyone in the Hubu, he will not let the supreme leader
Somewhat worried."
Li Yuan said nothing, but looked at Li Shimin, which made Pei Ji's heart freeze.
Surprisingly, Li Shimin only hesitated for a moment and then said: "What Pei Pushe said is true. Li Wen is strict in discipline, upright and upright, and has both great virtue and talent. When he goes out to lead troops, he is actually overqualified for little use."
Pei Ji was stunned. Even Li Yuan glanced at his son twice and thought to himself, did you hear that right? When did his second son become so selfless?
Before Pei Ji could recover, Li Yuan said: "The military situation outside is urgent..."
Li Shimin lowered his head and closed his eyes, saying in his heart that indeed, when Li Gang was there, he was impartial and impartial. When he arrived at Gaolun, he only looked at the East Palace. How could that reassure people?
In fact, what made Gao Lun wrong was not that he had relatives he didn't know so-called, but that he didn't understand at all that although the Prince of the East Palace was expected to ascend the throne and become emperor in the future, the prince was still the prince, not the emperor yet...
Therefore, no matter who Li Shimin recommended, the answers he received were all average. Li Gang... Huh, what was the reason for this person to leave the capital? It will be difficult for this person to return to the capital in the future, let alone reinstate his official position?